DAY 12 - EVENING

Today has been a little tougher than yesterday.

Valerie ate breakfast and dinner and took her breakfast and dinner pills.  She didn't eat lunch or take her lunch pills.  She felt really tired today and queasy for most of the day.  We are hoping that it is related to her ups and downs all day yesterday and that she'll even out now.

After FINALLY meeting with the doctor, we got a prescription for Ativan, so Valerie will now have a more consistent anti-anxiety medicine in her.  They will also continue the drip with the sedative throughout the day as well to bridge the gaps.

One of the frustrations here has been the extreme inattention to time.  The doctor says he'll be right in and 4 hours later (no exaggeration) he comes in.  The nurse says, "tell me when you're ready for the next treatment" - we tell them and 2 hours later, I have to ask again before they finally start it.  It's hard because Valerie's nausea/tiredness/etc. comes and goes, so when we say now, we kinda mean NOW.... or at least within a half an hour seems reasonable.

Anyway - it'll be nice to get home.  If it's midnight and Valerie says I want spaghetti... Valerie gets spaghetti.  When we were home before and she was nauseous, I was making her smoothies and putting protein powder in them and she was drinking those.  As delicious as the food is here, everyone knows that when you're nauseous, sometimes only certain things here and there sound good for a moment.

Here's hoping tomorrow is more like yesterday.




**these first two pictures are of El Jefe, Dr. Contreras.  His father is the one that started this hospital and this type of treatment.  In one pic, you can see Dr. Carbajal standing in the background.  No idea who the guy all in black is.

** I know I've already covered the baggers at Calimax.  But tonight, this guy was just too cool for words.  The big shades ... and if you notice the windows behind him... completely dark outside.  :)